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rising the Pesanka hills we halted and pitched on a highish bit of 

 ground overlooking the river and some lakes. I went off at once 

 with Hyland, and we found a dotterel's nest with four eggs. The 

 old bird ran off lame.' Also some 200 yards from the nest I saw a 

 second bird. The following day there was a bad north-westerly gale, 

 with snow, but on July 6, after watching for a long time to see 

 whether a second bird would show itself, I shot the nesting bird, 

 took the four eggs, and, after going some little distance, perhaps 200 

 yards, I shot a second bird, but could not find its nest, though it was 

 evidently resting. Both these birds proved to be females. These four 

 eggs appear to belong to a set : they present no noticeable differences. 



The Samoyed group a great many of the waders together under 

 the name 'Sierrk,' which is evidently a corruption of the above Zuek. 

 It is curious to find, by the name given by Mr. Dresser, that the 

 Russians call this the ' foolish ' dotterel — Zuek glupoi. 



.ffigialitis hiaticula (linn.). Ringed Plover. 



This, the smaller form of the ringed-plover, was to be met with in 

 many appropriate places, from the coast to the highest inland hills. 

 On June 24 we found a nest with four eggs. 



Charadrius pluvialis (linn.). Golden Plover. 

 Rjanka sivka (R.). 



On July 29 I saw T a solitary golden plover with half-black breast. 

 This is the only occurrence of which I am certain. I fancy two birds 

 which I recorded on the Kriva as golden may have been grey plover. 



Squatarola helvetica (linn.). Grey Plover. 

 Rjanka Tooles (R.). Doo-lissia (S.). 



From the day of our first landing till about the end of the first 

 week in September w T e almost daily saw r the grey plover. The first 

 nest I found was on June 26 on a high down about half-way across 

 the island. ' Here I took a grey plover's nest of four eggs and shot 

 the female. The male of this species is exceedingly wary and wild. 

 They very seldom venture within shot. After waiting about for a 



